Mastering Centos 7 Linux Server [Paperback]

Configure, manage, and secure a CentOS 7 Linux server to serve a variety of services provided in a sustainable computer's infrastructure.

About This Book

• Learn how to efficiently set up and manage a Linux server using one of the best suited technologies for this purpose, CentOS 7
• Personalize your Linux server and familiarize yourself with the latest tools and utilities setup provided by the new CentOS distribution
• Follow a step-by-step tutorial through the configuration of the requested services with the capacity to personalize them as per your needs

Who This Book Is For

If you are a Linux system administrator with an intermediate administration level, this is your opportunity to master the brand new distribution of CentOS. If you wish to possess a fully sustainable Linux server, with all its new tools and tweaks, that serves a variety of services to your users and customers, this book is ideal for you. It is your ticket to easily adapt to all the changes made in the latest shift.

What You Will Learn

• Manage CentOS 7 users, groups, and root access privileges
• Enhance the server's security through its firewall and prevent the most common attacks from penetrating or disabling the server
• Explore and implement the common, useful services that a CentOS 7 server can provide
• Monitor your server infrastructure for system or hardware issues
• Create and configure a virtual machine using virtualization technologies
• Implement a cloud computing solution on a single node system
• Get an introduction to the configuration management tools and their usage
• Discover the importance of the tools that provide remote connection, server service security, and system and process monitoring tools

In Detail

Most server infrastructures are equipped with at least one Linux server that provides many essential services, both for a user's demandsld